fore-
/fɔɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
prefix
Before with respect to time; earlier.
prefix
Before with respect to time; earlier.
prefix
Before with respect to time; earlier.
Example Sentences
- "foreshadow"
- "forewarn"
- "forechosen"
- "foredawn"
- "foreday"
- "foreyear"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- From Middle English fore-, from Old English fore-, from Proto-West Germanic *forē-, from Proto-Germanic *fura-, *furai- (“before, in front of, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, formerly; through, throughout”). Akin to Old Saxon and Old High German fora-, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰- (faura-) (see 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (faura)), Dutch voor- (“fore-”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɔɹ/
- British English: /fɔː/